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Eli Lilly and Company / CrossBridge Bio, Inc.

2026 · Acquisition/Merger · $300M · Pending

Outcome grade pending — assessed 5 years post-close.

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Oct 01, 2025 AACR Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Abstract Bullish

CBB-120 demonstrated synergistic potency both in vitro and in vivo, leading to tumor regression in multiple xenografts representing breast, lung, colon,…

Apr 14, 2026 Endpoints News Bullish

Biotech entrepreneur Michael Torres is selling his antibody-drug conjugate startup CrossBridge Bio to Eli Lilly in a deal worth up to $300 million.…

Apr 17, 2026 BioCentury Bullish

On Tuesday, Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) announced that it would acquire Houston-based CrossBridge Bio Inc., which was founded in 2023 to develop…

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Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Houston-based ADC specialist CrossBridge Bio for up to $300M (undisclosed upfront + development milestone). Lead asset CBB-120 is a preclinical TROP2-targeting dual-payload (TOP1i + ATRi) ADC positioned to differentiate from existing TROP2 ADCs. Extends Lilly's precision oncology build-out post Loxo.

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Related deals — scored

DealYearValueOutcome
Eli Lilly and Company / CrossBridge Bio, Inc. (this deal)2026$300M
Eli Lilly and Company / Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH2011$444M89
Eli Lilly and Company / Loxo Oncology, Inc.2019$8.0B88
Eli Lilly and Company / Applied Molecular Evolution Inc.2003$400M88
Eli Lilly and Company / ICOS Corporation2006$2.3B87
Eli Lilly and Company / Novartis Animal Health2014$5.4B70
Eli Lilly and Company / Incyte Corporation2009$755M69

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